People seem to think that since they hear that so few people are successful in trading, that there must be a complicated process to complete in order to make money. The truth is that the simpler we make trading, the more profitable it seems to be...so this week I decided to discuss a simple technique that is often overlooked when traders are reading charts, specifically candle charts.

Imagine that five years ago you invested $10,000 in the S&P 500. How much would it be worth today, with dividends reinvested but adjusted for inflation?

There are many different investment vehicles one can use to invest in gold but the key aspects that we as investors and traders must always look for are the vehicles' relationship and correlation with gold prices, and how much that correlation is or isn’t leveraged to the gold price.

Today's infographic dives deep into dividends - what they are, how they work, their interesting history, as well as what they can offer investors over time.

The last time the United States had a national debt level this high (106% debt-to-GDP), it was during the immediate aftermath of WWII in the late 1940s so what's driving the national debt so high these days and at what point does the situation reach a tipping point that gets people to act?

Here are the top 10 places to live and retire in Mexico and the reasons why:

Do you have what it takes to pay off your debts and become comfortable financially or perhaps even rich, even VERY rich? You probably do but don't know exactly what to do or think your situation is just too dire to possibly turn around. Read the following articles for some encouragement, financial advice and ideas on how to make considerably more income, pay off your debts and possibly even become that millionaire you've always wanted to be but didn't know how to accomplish.

The majority of individual investors base their investing decisions on two emotions that rule the market - fear and greed - and, as a result, end up losing money more often...[than making] money. That being said, if you can keep your emotions in check you can take advantage of other investors emotions - irrational exuberance - and make yourself some easy money. It's a surefire way to make loads of money investing in the stock market.

History tells us we should expect higher stock prices in the next quarter, mid-year, and by the end of 2018. The trillion-dollar question is, “When will this all end?”

The World Inequality Report 2018 is a rich resource, with lots of information on inequality of incomes by country and by region, inequality of wealth, shifts in public wealth, and other topics. Here are a few of the figures that jumped out at me.